November - First Friday

I attended First Friday last friday and wanted to talk about the exhibit in 1708 Gallery, which completely amazed me. I had heard from a couple of people that the show was incredible, but it was not until i walked into the gallery that I was in total amazement. I could not really understand what the big piles of white grain were on the floor, until I overheard someone talking about it. Then I was just in a state of confusion because I could not understand how the artist screenprinted images on very fine grains of salt. I walked around and studied the images for a long time, not even paying attention to the work on the walls. It was so neat to look down in a gallery instead of staring straight in front of you at the wall. I loved the dim lighting and the mellow mood the entire gallery presented right as I walked in the door. I was really impressed with this show because a lot of the times I have a hard time liking or understanding most of the work 1708 shows. However, Young Kim: Portraits in Granular Salt and Red Clay Powder, was very impressive.

Artist Lecture: Su Friedrich

I was really excited to hear Su Friedrich lecture. When I first heard her name and knew she was coming, I thought she was a photographer. But a little later i learned she was a filmmaker, which was even more appealing to me. The images of the baby and the beach attracted me to her work. I looked up her work before the lecture, which excited me even more. I could not wait to hear her talk about her work and show it. Everything she showed thursday really interested me. I especially loved "Hide and Seek" and "Sink or Swim." Friedrich's concepts behind her films were so simple yet very profound. The way she explored womanhood and the technique in which she explored it was really intelligent. Her work, in a way, reminded me of mine and how I view womanhood. Even the way she shot her films reminded me of my work. I got a very nostaligic and eerie feel from her films. Overall, I was very impressed and thoroughly enjoyed listening to her talk.